OXFORD, Miss. -- LSU will start freshman right-hander
Alden Cartwright on the mound Saturday in a Game 3 rubber match against Ole
Miss. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.

Cartwright is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA, 16 strikeouts and
3 walks in 16.2 innings this season. He made his first career start Tuesday
against Southern Miss and was in control except for one pitch - a three-run
home run that evened the score in the 2nd inning.

In five SEC appearances, the Baton Rouge native has
logged 3.1 innings without surrendering a run. Opponents have three hits
against him.

It's likely Cartwright will be asked to go only 3-4
innings, with fellow freshman Parker Bugg, junior left-handers Zac Person and
Kyle Bouman and senior Kurt McCune all waiting in the wings to patch together 9
innings.

The
Rebels will start junior Sam Smith, a Lake Charles native who is 5-2 this
season with a 2.30 ERA, 30 strikeouts and 11 walks in 54.2 innings.